It's not too common, but I think we've all seen a car or two go across the auction block where the owner hired some girls to stand with the car, display documentation, show a little leg, etc. While it ain't a BAD thing to have something to watch, especially if you're not interested in the car (heck, that's the main reason to watch a Dallas Cowboys home game, for the cheerleader shots
), I always feel a little insulted, like the owner of the car feels they can drive the price higher by adding a couple pretty girls next to their car. This doesn't honestly work, does it? I mean, I can understand adding pretty girls at a car show to gain attention, but has this ever driven the price higher on a car at an auction? Please tell me this doesn't actually work...if it does, I've lost some respect for Musclecar guys.
I can it all now....the stage goes dark....then red spotlights hit 6 strippers on stage....they do some erotic dancing for about 30 seconds....then....BOOM!...explosions on each side of the stage...the stage goes dark...then spotlights hit a 1970 Superbird...3 strippers laying on the hood, one in the drivers seat, and one riding the rear wing like a pony...
And if that Superbird gets 50% more than another Superbird at the auction, it will open the floodgates. The following year, the Barrett-Jackson auction will then become a combination of a classic car auction and a Victoria's Secret show. The Saturday night portion of the auction will have a PG-13 rating when shown on SpeedTV.
And that's when I'll start taping the auctions.
